In the second of three articles, Swift’s Head of Securities Strategy, Vikesh Patel, considers the building momentum for shorter settlement cycles and frictionless post-trade processes – and what this means for the current market structure.

Brussels, 17 July 2013 - Innotribe, Swift's initiative to enable collaborative innovation in financial services, has announced the 15 finalists for the 2013 Innotribe Startup Challenge finale. The finalists, selected from over 200 applicants by a panel of expert investors and financial industry professionals in Europe, the Americas and Asia, represent the most important up and coming products and services for the financial sector.

Swift’s proof of concept will determine if distributed ledger technology can help banks reconcile their nostro accounts in real time

To allow participants to move at their own pace during the coexistence period, Swift is providing a central translation service called In-flow Translation. Learn about the service, which allows for the receipt of both the MT and ISO 20022 formats – a multi-format message.

Climate-related perils are on the rise—both threatening banks’ loan portfolios and offering new business opportunities.

Reinforcing the payment chain to promote transparency

Whether your USD account is held in the US or outside of the US, find out how to register for direct debit billing.

ARC 2018 was the largest yet with more than 530 delegates from 53 countries gathering in Kigali.

Download analysis of the evolving financial crime compliance landscape